"Russian Cassions and gear.." Topic
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| Theword | 02 Jul 2009 2:37 a.m. PST |
As per the title.. were these the same apple green as the arty? I'm assuming so but want to be sure before putting brush to paint. Cheers, TW |
| summerfield | 02 Jul 2009 3:54 a.m. PST |
Dear DW
Russian Caissons and the rest of the rolling stock were pained apple green Stephen |
| Theword | 02 Jul 2009 4:40 p.m. PST |
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| nappy1945 | 04 Mar 2011 4:16 p.m. PST |
hi guys
did the russian cassions look the same as the french ones |
14Bore  | 04 Mar 2011 4:51 p.m. PST |
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| summerfield | 04 Mar 2011 5:42 p.m. PST |
Dear Jim
The M1805 Caisson was a two wheeled rather than three wheeled. Normally had three horses in the form of a troika. As in three abreast. These were more suited to the Russian terrain than the unweildy French caissons. The M1796 Russian System also had 4 wheeled caisson and these proved to be unsuitable. These were based upon the Prussian M1768 design. Illustrations can be seen in Dawson, Dawson & Summerfield (2007) Napoleonic Artillery, Crowood Press. The picture shows a limber rather than a caisson. It is hope that next year I will finally finish the volume on the Russian Artillery. The drawings have been taking a considerable amount of time. The originals were very poorly copied from St Petersburg despite costing many hundreds of pounds.Oh well such is life.
Stephen |
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